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Published 8:29 pm, Sunday, August 3, 2014

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Serena Williams, of the United States, reacts after winning a point against Andrea Petkovic, from Germany, during the second set of their semifinal in the Bank of the West Classic tennis tournament in Stanford, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014. Williams won 7-5, 6-0. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) ORG XMIT: PAL109 less

Serena Williams, of the United States, reacts after winning a point against Andrea Petkovic, from Germany, during the second set of their semifinal in the Bank of the West Classic tennis tournament in Stanford, ... more

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Serena captures Bank of the West

STANFORD, Calif. — Serena Williams won her WTA-leading fourth title of the season Sunday, beating third-seeded Angelique Kerber 7-6 (1), 6-3 in the Bank of the West Classic.

The top-ranked and top-seeded Williams won the hard-court event for the third time.

Williams will be No. 1 for the 200th week in her career when the rankings are announced Monday. She is fifth on the career list, nine weeks behind fourth-place Martina Hingis.

More tennis:Svetlana Kuznetsova ended her four-year WTA title drought, beating Kurumi Nara 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 in the Citi Open. In men's play, Milos Raonic easily won the first all-Canadian tournament final in ATP history, beating Vasek Pospisil 6-1, 6-4 for his sixth career title. Raonic's ranking will rise one spot Monday to No. 6, matching his career high.

WNBA: Coach Michael Cooper rejoined the Atlanta Dream in a limited role for Sunday's game against the New York Liberty, 10 days after he underwent surgery for tongue cancer. Cooper, 58, missed Atlanta's past five games after being diagnosed with early-stage tongue cancer. His physician, Dr. J. Trad Wadsworth, says Cooper is doing well and should make a full recovery.

College football: New Texas coach Charlie Strong opened his first training camp by announcing the suspension of three potential starters, and confirmed the dismissal of several other players for legal troubles and team rules violations. Strong said offensive lineman Desmond Harrison, wide receiver Daje Johnson and safety Josh Turner all will miss at least one game for rules violations. Strong also said wide receivers Kendall Sanders and Montrel Meander, who were suspended after being arrested on rape charges, will not be allowed back regardless of how their cases turn out.

NFL:Jon Bon Jovi says his prospective ownership group wants the Bills to succeed in Buffalo. Bon Jovi says his group is committed to working with state and local officials to identify a new stadium site in the region. Elected officials and Bills fans were concerned Bon Jovi's group intended to buy and eventually move the team to Toronto.